What's going down on Tuesday at 12:01?Follow

I've been spending the last hour or so trying to find out how Blizz is going to implement Cata at 12:01am. Anyone know? I did see a blue post saying that there will not be server maintenance on Tuesday, but I haven't managed to find whether they're going to need to do a server restart to flip the switch, or if it will be like the holiday events and the changes will just happen at the specified time.

So, if we're logged in shortly before switch-flipping time, does the new stuff just start working at 12:01 without needing to log out and back in? This will be my first time being already updated and patched at the moment of release, since I stood in line to pick up my pre-order for Wrath and then had to go through lots of installation and updating.

It should just flip over at 12:01 PST, yes.

I have work ... and midnight PST is 3am EST.

I have to wait until I get home that evening. Sucks to be me! On a positive note, when it goes offline for quick fixes and restarts, I won't be spamming the reconnect button and cursing "GG BLIZZZZ"

I second demegods' request. I haven't had time to research the new zones much ( working construction is bone-numbingly tiring, especially at age 40+}. I understand, vaguely, that there are 2? starter zones, Hyjal, and some underwater area. Any details, or clarification?



I won't be playing until probably Friday night, so hopefully I'll miss the initial mad rush to the new zones, and mob camping. Of course, with my luck, Blizzard will have the servers down all week-end for extended maintenance.

Anyone in Australia (like me), or from a similar timezone should keep in mind that ... Well, timezones being what they are, midnight PST release won't be a midnight Australian time release. So, Cata changes for those of us Down Under mean that we won't be hitting up new worgen/goblin characters until about 7pm our time. We'll just have to wrestle some giant poisonous spiders or spend some time trying to inter-breed kangaroos with dingoes, to create the greatest land mount ever, while we wait.

Blizz source for good measure.


Edited, Dec 3rd 2010 3:50pm by Smallsword

i think blizz should have really done this NYE2000 style, with a midnight release in every timezone. then we could have watched the news all day and seen the fireworks and celebrations in every major city along the way.

Nothing happening for me at that point. I have my big final project that I have to be able to present due that morning, so I'd be doomed if I logged in right then...

It would be nice. We on the east coast (USA) get to start at 3AM.. Well.. Those that could ever stay up that late do. There's no way I can stay up that late or if I did I'd get like an hour or two before a huge headache set in. I'll just try and pick up a copy from Walmart after work.

I'm try to get my Druid to 60 before then so I can get old world flying as soon as I can. Want to visit a lot of the places I've seen while traveling that were inaccessible before now. I had already been to the air strip above IF before and one of my characters ended up at the GY there after the sundering but there have been lots of little places I've seen while traveling between flight points that I want to visit.

Nothing special - everyone will be busy buying it, downloading it or fighting with each other to queue in.

Well isn't this wonderful... for Wrath I had my pre-order in hand before launch; this time, my pre-order is scheduled for delivery on Tuesday. I just had something scheduled for next-day delivery that ended up being two days late...

Your comment didn't even come close to answering my question. I asked how Blizz is going to implement Cata, not what people are going to be doing once Cata goes live. You need to go level your reading comprehension skills.